Tablet Computer News for May 3, 2011

Time Inc., the largest magazine publisher in the U.S., has reached a deal with Apple to allow print subscribers of its titles to download iPad editions for free, according to a new report.
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Although there are a number of tablets slated to hit the market this year, Motorola is the first company to ship an Android 3.0 (aka Honeycomb) tablet. Honeycomb is the first version of Android designed specifically for tablets. Does Honeycomb give Motorola and the Xoom the features it needs to compete with Apple’s popular iPad? Read on to find out!
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A bustling courtroom in Quincy District which previously didn’t allow reporters to use computers, will now welcome laptops, iPads and smartphones, and will encourage live blogging, tweeting and Facebooking.
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A simple hack lets you run purchased iPad apps on your iPhone 4. It’s as simple as downloading the iTelePad2Pod app and running the program from the Applications folder on your Mac.
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When the iPad first shipped in April 2010, there was a lot of talk that the first real tablet computer would play a pivotal role in saving print, newspapers and magazines, which have been in terminal decline for more than a decade. Now, with digital-only subs still not gaining traction, we’re seeing some publisher pullback.
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Acer Launched Acer Iconia Tab A100 Android Honeycomb Tablet in Indian Market. it has 7-inch LCD capacitive touchscreen Display.
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Peel, a startup that’s looking to turn your iOS device into a super-powered universal remote (among other things), has some big news: it’s just closed a $16.7 million Series B funding round led by Ravi Mhatre of Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from existing investor Redpoint Ventures and several seed investors.

Last month we took a thorough look at how Peel is setting out to become to the bridge between your iPhone (or iPad) and your home theatre system — both in terms of actually controlling your myriad devices, and in presenting you with content you’ll want to watch.

First, you purchase Peel’s special hardware ‘fruit’, which looks like a plastic pear and is available from Apple retail for $100. This device sits in front of your home entertainment system (it actually looks like a nice ornament on a coffee table).
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